So moved, that passion passes 6 will have 0. Thank you. Were adjourned. Evening. We are now called to order. Roll col, please. [roll call] thank you. Section a general information. Theres number one is accessibility information for the public. Two propose changes to the agenda tonight. On february 25th, 2020, the mayor london breed declared a local emergency to prepare for a possible outbreak. The San Francisco department of publichealth has subsequently announced recommendations to reduce the spread of covid19 in that San Francisco the city has blocked all non essential public gathering at cityowned facility and recommended that large conferences and gatherings be minimized for the next two weeks. Accordingly i have proposed a revised agenda for the march 10th, 2020 board of education meeting. Which we will follow tonight. All information at presentation and Community Advisory Committee Reports will be postponed to the future meeting. Section b, opening items, approval of board minute
This discussion on i think a selfevidently important topic, and this is a great reason to be discussing this. We are obviously to highlight, promote, discuss this great new book which justte came out on tuesday i believe, the third was the official launch date. And this is about a topic which is incredibly relevant important but as the authors discuss, understudied and under emphasize its i dont want to waste too much time you with a big long intro. Ive only have an interest i can highlight the work of aruna next to me who is been doing really fantastic reporting for the wall street journal on the same topic and the going to quote from one of her stories from april of they should because us upst nicely where a piece with a colleague dustin the first sentence says chinese spies are increasingly recruiting u. S. Intelligence officersg as part of a widening sustained campaign to shake loose government secrets. Current and former u. S. Official said china has also grown older and more succ
So moved, that passion passes 6 will have 0. Thank you. Were adjourned. Evening. We are now called to order. Roll col, please. [roll call] thank you. Section a general information. Theres number one is accessibility information for the public. Two propose changes to the agenda tonight. On february 25th, 2020, the mayor london breed declared a local emergency to prepare for a possible outbreak. The San Francisco department of publichealth has subsequently announced recommendations to reduce the spread of covid19 in that San Francisco the city has blocked all non essential public gathering at cityowned facility and recommended that large conferences and gatherings be minimized for the next two weeks. Accordingly i have proposed a revised agenda for the march 10th, 2020 board of education meeting. Which we will follow tonight. All information at presentation and Community Advisory Committee Reports will be postponed to the future meeting. Section b, opening items, approval of board minute
Imagine. It is wonderful to have you all here with us this evening at the museum and also to all of you at home who are watching via cspan. We have this evening a wonderful presentation by john browne and then followed by a discussion with professor daniel of rice university. Without further ado i will hand it over to john browne. Help me welcome mr. Browne to houston. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, i want to thank the Houston Museum of Natural Science for inviting me. As someone who served on the boards of several museums and galleries i have a deep appreciation for the role that institutions like this play in the local community and indeed in society more generally. As a window on the path and an explainer of the present and as a guide to the future they are indispensable resources which go above and beyond what you can read in books. Houston is fortunate to have this place and it is a great pleasure to be here. As a natural scientist and subsequently an engineer ive always sought
[inaudible conversations] welcome to the Houston Museum of Natural Science i am the director of Adult Education here at the museum we have the honor this evening to host mr. Brown on his discussion his new book make think imagine also here at the museum if youre watching through cspan. This evening we have a wonderful presentation and then followed by a discussion with professor minnis cini from Washington University so now i will handed over to laura brown help me to welcome john brown houston. [applause] ladies and gentlemen. I want to thank the Houston Museum of Natural Science for inviting me to spend some time here this week on the board of several museums and galleries i have a deepo appreciation for the role of institutions like this play in the local community and in society more generally. Into a window of the past and the failure of the present and a guide to the future those resources that go above and beyond what we read in books houston is fortunate to have this place and